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The Beautiful South

English pop group formed at the end of the 1980s
Organization musical_group Q1757677
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The Beautiful South

Summary

The Beautiful South is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beautiful South's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Beautiful South's genre is rock music[4].
  • The Beautiful South's record label is recorded as Universal Records[5].
  • The Beautiful South's discography is recorded as The Beautiful South discography[6].
  • The Beautiful South's Commons category is recorded as The Beautiful South[7].
  • The Beautiful South's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Beautiful South comprises Paul Heaton[9].
  • The Beautiful South comprises Jacqui Abbott[10].
  • 1988 marks the founding of The Beautiful South[11].
  • The Beautiful South was dissolved in 2007[12].
  • The Beautiful South's location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull[13].
  • The Beautiful South's Commons gallery is recorded as The Beautiful South[14].
  • The Beautiful South's start of work period is recorded as 1988[15].

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Founding

1988 marks the founding of The Beautiful South[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull[13].

Dissolution

The Beautiful South was dissolved in 2007[12].

Why It Matters

The Beautiful South ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Kingston upon Hull United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Paul Heaton, Jacqui Abbott
    Svkkl authority id → 0215389-Beautiful-South-hudebni-skupina
    Location of formation → —
    Has parts → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0215389-Beautiful-South-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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